Ford ute aluminium tailshafts...are they a bad thing?

[goose]

Speed limiting came in with the EF iirc. Ford used the alloy shafts so they didn't need the limiter on the performance models.

Assume you're just referring to the performance models there? Our ED wagon was most definitely speed limited. About 180km/h I think.

[chartreusehj]

old mate is taking 24" off the factory shaft, the critical speed would increase by an arseload.

[Fraud]

Which would have been the steel tailshaft.

good point, wasn't thinking..

I was always udner the impression that the performacne ones came with a two piece... I remember someone saying the NT delivered cars had a 2 piece tailshaft due to no speed limits on teh open road... going back to teh EA they were a double walled single piece, but cost cutting set in and speed limiters were cheaper

[blownhemi]

good point, wasn't thinking..

I was always udner the impression that the performacne ones came with a two piece... I remember someone saying the NT delivered cars had a 2 piece tailshaft due to no speed limits on teh open road... going back to teh EA they were a double walled single piece, but cost cutting set in and speed limiters were cheaper

As far as I know they're all single piece.

A few people reckon the cop cars came with aluminium shafts but I checked under one I found at the wreckers it had a steel shaft. I actually considered getting an alloy shaft from a wagon to get it cut down for the 13s for $1300 Falcon but it proved unecessary (ie: it didn't explode).

[Sturmovik]

Never heard of an issue with the aluminium ones.

[Sturmovik]

there was a guy a few years ago who was developing a chip for the EF/EL and removed the speed limiter.. single piece tailshaft let go while pushing the resulting high tailshaft RPM, made a real fuckin mess of everything.

I think that car was lowered to hell, and the shaft had been rubbing on the floor for ages. (if its the car im thinking of?) and it was a steel one as someone already mentioned.

[Glenno]

Have stripped out what was left of an AU XR8 ute, aluminium tailshaft let go and took out the fuel tank. Essentially what was left was the engine (except the intake manifold) and the gearbox.

[psi999]

Try these guys Crambo:

www.driveshaftspecialist.com

psi999 on here got a 3" aluminium tailshaft with brand new unis delivered from Texas in about 5 business days for about $600. I was going to use them too, but Al was able to organise a new 3.5" mild steel shaft locally on the Sunshine Coast.

Very happy with the job the above did, unbelievable turnaround and cheap as fuck.

3.5" shaft with spicer 1350 & 1310 uni's (Nissan Titan 32 spline slip yoke and Nissan R200 Flange)





happy to pass on my contact details for the bloke i dealt with.